Student Affairs Has a New Vice President

Drew
Calandrella, vice president for student affairs at Rowan University in
New Jersey, has accepted the position of vice president for student affairs.

Calandrella will begin his new post at CSU, Chico Aug. 1. He replaces
Jim Moon, who has been vice president for student affairs, and before
that interim VP, since 2003.

Calandrella has been vice president at Rowan since 2000. His accomplishments
include developing a freshman-year experience program, implementing a
campus master plan for dining services, restructuring the Greek Life
program, and enhancing campuswide enrollment management and retention
services.

Prior to his service at Rowan, Calandrella was vice president for enrollment
and student academic services for Sonoma State University from 1998 to
2000. He also held prior administrative posts at Sonoma from 1986 to
1998, including associate vice president for student academic services;
acting director of computing, media, and telecommunications service;
director of financial aid; associate dean of student affairs; and director
of the Career Development Center.

Calandrella began his professional career as a counselor and psychology
instructor, then moved into career development and services at Temple
University and North Adams State College. He has a BA in psychology and
MEd in student personnel and guidance from the College of New Jersey
(formerly Trenton State College). He completed doctoral coursework at
the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1989.